NARAP (Nigerian Association of Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Practitioners), with its almost complete staff, received, on Sunday March 17, 2024 in Lagos, Madi Sakandé, President of U-3ARC. Without doubt, the much-awaited contribution of this association from the Nigerian giant could…

To preserve climate and ecosystems, new eco-responsible refrigerants are being introduced. Where the problem lies is that they are flammable! At the slightest leak, if technicians and users are not trained or warned, explosions could be fatal. Sunday March 10, 2024, afternoon, accident,…

Aimed at African Women working in RAC sector, U-3ARC’s competition “Dr CHARITY KPABEP AWARDS 2024” is in the starting blocks. All African Refrigeration Women Technicians can apply for this competition, organized by U-3ARC, in partnership with the NGO World Refrigeration Day.

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Through the effective presence of Madi Sakandé, President, U-3ARC was represented at the Annual Gala Dinner, organized by IOR (Institute of Refrigeration) in London, Thursday February 22, 2024. The state of the planet and requirements of the RAC sector were at the heart of the discussions…

Like all other trades who intend to defend their profession, to contribute to socio-economic development and improve the fate of populations, Refrigeration Technicians, united within the Union of Actors' Associations African Refrigeration and Air Conditioning (U-3ARC), would benefit from…

In its fight for a constantly efficient Refrigeration and Air Conditioning sector for the benefit of industry and populations un Africa, U-3ARC has just put in place a framework for partners and sponsors likely to support it in its noble task.

Daouda MBaye, Journalist

As part of its…

From January 20 to 24, 2024, U-3ARC was represented by its president Madi Sakandé, at 2024 ASHRAE Winter Conference and AHR Expo in Chicago. This year there were plenaries and social events, tours, Student Zone and Ashrae Learning Institute.

Daouda MBaye, journalist

As usual, ASHRAE…

Refrigeration Engineer Postolo, a resident of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), is the latest victim of new refrigerants in Africa. An accident, which followed careless handling of R600 refrigerant, was fatal last week.

Daouda MBaye, journalist

In a recent interview, published on the…

Network of Women Refrigeration Workers of Senegal (RENAFF) has just held its Annual General Assembly (AG), Thursday December 28, 2023 in Dakar, to take a round-up of the past financial year, but also of the state of play, without failing to communicate on the crucial role that Refrigeration…

Madi Sakandé, president of U-3ARC, was a panelist at the 15th Edition of the Regional Meeting of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Africa. For Refrigeration and Air Conditioning (RAC) experts and technicians, it is a first to involve these players in such…

Replacing refrigerants that harm the ozone layer with new, so-called ecological or alternative, but flammable refrigerants must be done with tact and after taking all the precautions and arrangements that would prevent a massacre. In this interview, Madi Sakandé, president of U-3ARC, takes…

U-3ARC organized, from Monday 13 to Thursday 16 November 2023, in Bologna, Italy, the second Certification Training Session for around ten African Refrigeration Specialists. Coming from different countries on the continent, they left, invigorated by new skills and their parchment in…

U-3ARC had a notable presence at the 3rd Edition of Refrigera, held from November 7 to 9, 2023, at the Bologna Exhibition Centre in Bologna, Italy, an international event dedicated to the refrigeration industry. On the sidelines of the exhibition, the pan-African sector union signed an MoU…

Gathered in Ouagadougou, capital of Burkina Faso, from November 2 to 5, 2023, the member associations of U-3ARC completed their 4th General Assembly in apotheosis. During a gala dinner, several trophies were presented on Friday November 3, 2023, to deserving recipients. The delegation…

The Refrigeration and Air Conditioning African workers (RAC) meet for 3 days, from November 2 to 4, in Ouagadougou, capital of Burkina Faso. After the opening, in the morning, of the 3rd Edition of the International Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Exhibition (SICRO) at the Pavillon…

Workshop prior to the 35^th Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer (MOP35), on October 22, 20232 in Nairobi, Kenya, Madi Sakandé, President of U-3ARC, returned, during its intervention, on the effective needs to be applied at the level of…

L’Union des Associations Africaines des Acteurs de la Réfrigération et de la Climatisation (U-3ARC), fédérations d’associations professionnelles africaines du secteur de la Climatisation et de la Réfrigération, compte tenir sa 4^ème Assemblée Générale, du 2 au 4 novembre 2023…

The Union of African Associations of Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Actors (U-3ARC), federations of African professional associations in the Air Conditioning and Refrigeration sector, intends to hold its 4th General Assembly, from November 2 to 4, 2023 in Ouagadougou, capital of Burkina…

Celebrated on September 24, African Refrigeration Day 2023 focuses on “Refrigeration at the service of the Nation”. With one single impulse, it is an opportunity to express the importance of refrigeration and air conditioning to the economic and social development of…

Madi Sakandé, President U-3ARC, Adlain Florent Eyarmwen Nkie Akan, Vice President U-3ARC, and Saïd El Harch, Secretary General U-3ARC, paid a courtesy visit to Sonderborg (Denmark) on Tuesday, August 29, 2023. and working at Danfoss Climate Solutions.

Tirelessly, U-3ARC continues its work…

President Madi Sakandé took advantage of his participation in the 45th Meeting of the OEWG (Open-ended Working Group) of the Parties, held from July 3 to 7 in Bangkok, Thailand, to advocate for the adoption of eco-responsible technologies in Africa.

Under the aegis of the UNEP (United…

World Refrigeration Day (WRD) is an annual event celebrated on June 26th to raise awareness about the importance of refrigeration and air conditioning in various aspects of our lives. This year, U-3ARC aims, upon the theme “Refrigeration speaks to Humanity”, to highlight the significant…

LAGOS: At least sixty female engineering students in Nigeria will be awarded scholarships over the next two years to encourage them to pursue careers in the refrigeration and air conditioning (RAC) sector, where women are underrepresented.

The United Nations Industrial Development…

L'association congolaise des professionnels de Froid, (ACOPROF), plaide pour la mise en place d'une politique nationale du froid en vue de la croissance économique.

C’est ce qui ressort d’une conférence scientifique sur le froid organisée en marge de la journée mondiale du froid le…

On June 13, 2023, the Moroccan Association of Refrigeration Professionals (AMPF) organized the 5th Edition of World Refrigeration Day (WRD) in Casablanca. This day, normally celebrated on June 26 of each year, has been brought forward this year, Aïd El Kébir (Tabaski Day) obliges.

After…

A group of technicians from the refrigeration sector of the Pan-African union, U-3ARC, are staying in Italy from May 29 to June 9, 2023. After a certifying training in Bologna at the Centro Studi Galileo, they will travel to Milan to attend the European Conference on New Refrigeration and…

As U-3ARC’s BOARD (Union of African Associations of Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Actors), through this Open Letter, we solemnly address the Manufacturers, Equipment Manufacturers and other Suppliers and Traders of Dangerous Technologies in the field of Refrigeration and Air…

In order to preserve the ozone layer, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning sector uses now new refrigerants that are not greenhouse gases. The other side of the coin is, these new refrigerants (R600a, R32, R1234yf, R290, …) are flammable, unlike those used before. Unfortunately, accidents…

A l’occasion de la Journée Mondiale du Froid (WRD), U-3ARC, partie prenante de cette grande manifestation, invite toutes les Associations-Membres à programmer des sorties médiatiques (TV, Radio, Journaux, web, réseaux sociaux...) autour du thème « Refrigeration Talks to Humanity…

On the occasion of World Cold Day (WRD), U-3ARC, a stakeholder in this major event, invites all Member Associations to program media releases (TV, Radio, Newspapers, web, social networks, etc.) upon the topic "Refrigeration Talks to Humanity".

Here is a framework that will allow each…

In almost African countries, Refrigeration & Air Conditioning sector, paradoxically considered prestigious, is subject to exorbitant customs duties on the import of equipment. Round up of a nomenclature that weights the development.

In Africa, it is high time that the customs nomenclature…

Depuis le protocole de Montréal, sur la limitation puis l’interdiction de la production des gaz à effet de serre, renforcé par l’Amendement de Kigali, le secteur du Froid & de la Climatisation s’est attelé à une mutation. Aujourd’hui, de nouveaux réfrigérants écoresponsables…

Since the Montreal Protocol, on the limitation and then the ban on the production of greenhouse gases, reinforced by the Kigali Amendment, the Refrigeration & Air Conditioning sector has embarked on a transformation. Today, new eco-responsible refrigerants have entered the fray. However,…

U-3ARC (Union of Associations of African Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Actors), created in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, on September 24, 2020, by 30 Associations of refrigeration and air conditioning actors from 29 countries, represents more than 20 000 companies, then employing nearly…

BOL FILAS, singer from Burkina Faso, is a committed artist. Convinced of the importance of the refrigeration sector and its possible contribution to the development of the African continent, he released this opus which stands as a real hymn!

The refrigeration sector is transversal. It…

Les cinquante-quatre pays d'Afrique ainsi que tous les autres États  des Nations Unies ont ratifié le Protocole de Montréal relatif à des substances qui appauvrissent la couche d'ozone (Protocole de Montréal), qui a déjà éliminé les réfrigérants chlorofluorocarbones (CFC)…

After two years of intense work, U-3ARC finally gathered all 54 African countries in its Continental Union to promote the refrigeration sector for the socio-economic development of Africa. A milestone never achieved before by a civil society association in Africa in such a short time. Proof…

From September 24 to 26, 2020, unforgettable events of utmost importance took place in Ouagadougou, capital of Burkina Faso. Indeed, it is on these dates that the African actors of refrigeration put on the baptismal font their Pan-African association called Union of African Associations of…

The first General Assembly of the newly founded Pan-African Union of Associations of African Actors in Refrigeration and air-Conditioning (U-3ARC) took place on 24 September 2020, seen by many as the beginning of a new chapter in the history of refrigeration.

Taking inspiration from the…